Thursday 29 April 2010

It was Thursday, under the sign of Taurus (see planets position on April 29, 2010). The US president was Barack Obama (Democratic).
In that special week of April people in US were listening to Nothin' On You by B.o.B..
Just Wright, directed by Sanaa Hamri, was one of the most viewed movies released in 2010
while Every Last One by Anna Quindlen was one of the best selling books.
On TV people were watching How the Universe Works.
If you liked videogames you were probably playing ARGO Online or DJMAX Portable 3.
But much more happened that day: find out below..

Famous Birthdays:

Famous Deaths:

AS Douglas: British computer scientist, creator of the first graphical computer game (Born 1921).

Facts:

Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico

The United States Coast Guard begins a controlled burn to remove oil spilled in the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon disaster. (BBC News)

As economic losses begin to mount, shrimp fishermen in Louisiana and Alabama file class action lawsuits against the oil company BP and owners of the drilling rig (Reuters)

A U.S. government panel, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, names Saudi Arabia and China among 13 countries as the most serious violators of religious freedom. (USA Today)

Millions of mostly Asian women who work in countries like Saudi Arabia, Lebanon and the United Arab Emirates remain at risk of human trafficking, forced labor, confinement and sexual violence, the New York-based Human Rights Watch group reports. (''The Jakarta Globe'')

India and Pakistan agree to reopen discussion on ampquotall issues of mutual concern.ampquot (''Times of India'')

Twenty-eight children and three adults are stabbed at a nursery school in China. (''China Daily'')

Belgium's parliament votes to ban the wearing of burqas and other face coverings in public. (''The Telegraph'')

The United States tells Israel that it must remove 23 West Bank outposts, as previously promised. (''Jerusalem Post'')

The third round of leaders' debates takes place in the United Kingdom. (''NY Times'')